Has the person been approached about the statement and has an apology been requested? Surely anyone who made a statement during a period when they were mentally impaired would withdraw that statement and apologise when their normal mental state returned.

tph wrote:Has the person been approached about the statement and has an apology been requested? Surely anyone who made a statement during a period when they were mentally impaired would withdraw that statement and apologise when their normal mental state returned.

It hasn't actually happened. At least not to me or anyone I know. It was just a premise I was curious about.